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Monday, May 2, 2011

Arthur C. Clarke Award and the 2010 L.A. Times Book Prize

More literary awards to announce!
The Arthur C. Clarke Award was given last week to Lauren Beukes for her novel Zoo City.

Additionally, the 2010 L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced this weekend.

BiographyUnbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, & Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)

Current InterestThe Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis (Norton)FictionA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Knopf)Art Seidenbaum Award for First FictionThe House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam)Graphic NovelDuncan the Wonder Dog: Show One by Adam Hines (Adhouse Books)